I know someone who is running a small business and is bragging about how they are getting out of paying taxes illegaly. Should I report them or let them get caught on their own.
2007-01-06 19:39:02 · 17 answers · asked by Jason 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Wow. There's a heavy one!
If it were me, I think I probably would report it (anonymously) and worded much the same way your question is. People tend to forget that those cheaters out there are hurting the rest of us, and we wind up shouldering their burden.
We have a great deal of freedom, privilege and prosperity (compared to many other nations) and with that comes great social responsibility - and guess what? Taxes are part of that responsibility. No, I don't really like paying them either, but I think it's important to do the right thing.
The fact that this person is bragging about not paying taxes shows a real contempt for all the rest of us who play by the rules. Think about it this way - those tax dollars go to your schools, your roads, your medical research, your security, etc. etc. and this person is essentialy stealing from YOU.
Wouldn't you report it if someone broke into your house?
2007-01-06 19:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Plesso 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
watch Arron Russo's America freedom to fascism
the link is in the source
The 16th amendment was never ratified and the supreme court has ruled on several cases that the 16th amendment gives no new taxing powers. So first you should find a copy of the law that states that the person in question has to pay taxes.
In Illinois a man was just found not guilty for tax evasion because the irs could not show that a law existed that states that a person has to pay a tax on their labor.
So i guess you have to find out if what you think is the truth.
I.R.S. agents have quit over this, they can not find the law that puts people in prison.
p.s. take a look at our constitution the income tax is to be apportioned because it is a direct tax. So i guess I'm trying say that this is not a moral issue. The tax laws are unconstitutional.
2007-01-07 04:05:34 · answer #2 · answered by newusrevolution 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the U.S.? If so, then reporting a tax evasion scheme will net you a percentage of the money that the IRS recovers.
2007-01-07 08:12:34 · answer #3 · answered by deus ex machina 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can benefit you to report them. The IRS might pay you up to 10% of the money they recover, up to $10 million. You need to weigh the ethical/social cost/benefits.
2007-01-07 03:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by aviators99 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
They will likely get caught on his or her own. He or she is small time when it comes to tax fraud compared to what corporations are doing (and that's just talking about the illegal and questionably illegal things they do -- the breaks they get are above and beyond all that) but the small business owner is much more likely to get nabbed.
2007-01-07 04:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. If they know they are in the wrong and bragging about it, they deserve what ever happens to them.
2007-01-07 08:58:41 · answer #6 · answered by Paul K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report them.
2007-01-07 03:51:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Plesso is right, when someone does not pay their share then you have to pay more. They are stealing from you. The good folks saying don't tattle tale are a bit obtuse or gutless.
2007-01-07 04:03:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
How will it benefit you to report them? I don't think it is your duty to report them, so you shouldn't feel like you need to. That is the IRS's job.
2007-01-07 03:43:28 · answer #9 · answered by sfsfan1 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a personal decision. People like those always get caught (it is a matter of time).
2007-01-07 03:42:19 · answer #10 · answered by Abby 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋